SteppingStones
WebComponentsforpeoplewith
cognitivedisabilities&lowdigital
literacy
T4INov2016
SteveLee
steve@opendirective.com
@SteveALee
WhyDigitalInclusion?
WhyDigitalInclusion?
• Digitalparticipationisincreasinglycriticalfor
everydayactivitiesandlifeexperiences
• Technologycanhavepositiveeffectonhealth
andwellbeing
• Especiallyforelderlyorthosewithdisabilities
Dementia
• Agerelatedandprogressivecognitivedisability
• 850,000peopleintheUKwithDementia
• 670,000informalcarers
– oftensameagepartnerorremotefamily
HTGoodThingsFoundation(Tinder)
OtherCognitive
• Atleast8medical‘labels’
• 10functionalareas
• Learningdisabilities
• SituationalorTemporary
– Stroke
– Sleepdeprivation
– Stressfulperiods
– Chemotherapy
W3CCognitiveandLearningDisabilitiesAccessibilitytaskforce(coga)
Lowdigitalliteracy
• 12.6MinUKlackbasicdigitalskills
• 86%ofwhomaresociallyexcluded
GoodThingsFoundation(Tinder)
SomeMainstreamSuccess
• Tabletformatpopularwithmany
• Launchersandsomeappseasytouse
• Touchishighlyeffective
• SpeechUIsdevelopingfast
• 31%ofsmartphoneusersmakenovoice
callsingivenweek
Deloitte
DigitalDesignIssues
• Complexwithtoomanydistractions
• Tacitoperationalknowledge
• Accessibilitynotgood
• Accessibilitydoesn’taddresscognitive
Digitalexperience?
Image:RemybyStormyPeters
ACunningPlan
SteppingStones
• Collaborativeproject
• Frameworkforexploringbestpractice
• Cognitiveaccess&lowdigitalliteracy
• Providesreadilyreusablewebelements
• FundedbyProsperity4All
– FP7project,partofGPII
Highlights
• OpenDevelopment
• Testedinacommercialproduct(Brian)
• Easyaccesstomedia/communications
– photoviewing
– email
– videocalls
Buildson…
• Maavisresearchprototype
– SharedaccesstomediaforPLWD
• W3Ccogataskforce
– addingcogatoWCAGstandards
• CollaborationwithInLifeprojectmembers
• Yourproject…..
KeyAttributes
• Explicitcarersupport
• Selectablelevelofoperationalcomplexity
• Minimalcognitiveloadandskills
KeyTechniques
• Clearstructure,contentandnavigation
• Supportfocusandorientation
• Providetimelyanddirectfeedback
• Allowcheckingandundo
• Supply“OnDemand”help
• Makeadaptablethroughpersonalisation
Technology
• Toughcall-webspaceiscrazy
• Weneed
– Agile
– Readilyusableinprojects/products
– Lowdependencies
– Lowbarriertocollaboration
• HTMLandMicrosoftAzureServerless
• CycleJS
Status
• Photoviewerandeditornearly“complete”
• Willbereleasedthisweek
• DevelopersiteisuponGithub
– http://opendirective.github.io/steppingStones
Inclusion
Questions?
http://opendirective.github.io/steppingStones
@SteveALee
steve@opendirective.com